Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
Weili Ge
- Professor of Accounting Moss Adams Endowed Professor
Professional Certification
Certified General Accountant of Canada, International, 2000
Education
- PhD University of Michigan (2006)
- MS Washington University in St. Louis (2001)
- BE Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (1999)
Academic Expertise
- financial accounting
Current Research
- Predicting accounting misstatement/fraud, determinants and consequences of earnings quality, internal control over financial reporting
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2006
Selected Publications
- “Prosocial CEOs, Corporate Policies, and Market Value“Journal Article:Feng, M., Ge, W., Loh, W., and Ling, Z., (forthcoming). Review of Accounting Studies,
- “Implied tradeoffs of chief financial officer accounting expertise: Evidence from firm-manager matching“Journal Article:Bernard, D., Ge, W., Matsumoto, D., Toynbee, S., (2021). Management Science, Vol. 67(9), pp. 5301-5967.
- “Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Resource Extraction: Evidence from China“Journal Article:Ge, W., Li, Z., Liu, Q., and McVay, S.,, (2021). Contemporary Accounting Research,
- “The Price of Being Foreign: Stock Market Penalties Associated with Accounting Irregularities for U.S. Listed Foreign Firms?“Journal Article:Ge, W., Matsumoto, D., Wang, E., and Zhang, J., (2020). Contemporary Accounting Research, pp. 1-34.
- “Benefits and costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) exemption: Evidence from small firms’ internal control disclosures“Journal Article:Ge, W., Koester, A., and McVay, S., (2017). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 63, pp. 358-384.
- “What are the consequences of board destaggering?“Journal Article:Ge, W., Tanlu, L., and Zhang, J., (2016). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 21(3), pp. 808-858.
- “The Effect of Manager-Specific Optimism on the Tone of Earnings Conference Calls“Journal Article:Davis, A., Ge, W., Matsumoto, D., and Zhang, J., (2015). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 20(2), pp. 639-673.
- “Predicting Material Accounting Misstatements“Journal Article:Dechow, P., Ge, W., Larson, C., and Sloan, R., (2011). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 28(1), pp. 17-82.
- “Why do CFOs Become Involved in Material Accounting Manipulations?“Journal Article:Feng, M., Ge, W., Luo, S., and Shevlin, T., (2011). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 51(1-2), pp. 21-36.
- “Do CFOs Have Styles of Their Own? An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of Individual CFOs on Accounting Practices“Journal Article:Ge, W., Matsumoto, D., and Zhang, J., (2011). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 28(4), pp. 1141-1179.
- “Understanding Earnings Quality: A Review of the Proxies, Their Determinants and Their Consequences“Journal Article:Dechow, P., Ge, W., and Schrand, C., (2010). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 50(2-3), pp. 344-401.
- “Determinants of Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting“Journal Article:Doyle, J., Ge, W., and McVay, S., (2007). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 44(1-2), pp. 193-223.
- “Accruals Quality and Internal Control over Financial Reporting“Journal Article:Doyle, J., Ge, W., and McVay, S., (2007). The Accounting Review, Vol. 82(5), pp. 1141-1170.
- “The Persistence of Earnings and Cash Flows and the Role of Special Items: Implication for the Accrual Anomaly“Journal Article:Dechow, P., and Ge, W., (2006). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 11(2-3), pp. 253-296.
- “The Disclosure of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act“Journal Article:Ge, W., and McVay, S., (2005). Accounting Horizons, Vol. 19(3), pp. 137-158.
Working Papers
- “Prosocial CEOs and Accounting Information Quality” (with Mei Feng, Zhejia Ling, and Wei Ting Loh).
Consulting
- National Office Research Intern for PricewaterhouseCoopers, New Jersey, 2004
Honors and Awards
- University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award, 2021
- PhD Faculty Mentor Award, 2020
- MBA Evening Class of 2021 Professor of the Year, 2019
- MBA Evening Class of 2020 Professor of the Year, 2018
- MBA Evening Class of 2019 Professor of the Year, 2017
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 2016
- MBA Evening Class of 2017 Professor of the Year, 2015
- MBA Evening Class of 2016 Professor of the Year, 2014
- American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Outstanding Service Award, 2013
- Ron Crockett Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 2013
- William A. and Helen I. Fowler Endowment for Special Achievement in Accounting, 2011
- Undergraduate Accounting Faculty of the Year, 2011
- The William R. Gregory Faculty Fellowship, 2010-present
- The Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics for "Why do CFOs Become Involved in Material Accounting Manipulations?", 2009
- First Prize, Chicago Quantitative Alliance 12th Annual Academic Competition, 2005
- Best Paper Award for "The Persistence of Earnings and Cash Flows and the Role of Special Items: Implications for the Accrual Anomaly," RAST Conference, 2005
- Robert D. and Janet E. Neary Scholarship, 2005
- U.S. Representative, AFAANZ Doctoral Consortium, Australia, 2004
- American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2004
- Deloitte and Touche Doctoral Fellowship, 2003
- William A. Paton Fellowship, 2001-2006
- University of Michigan Business School Fellowship, 2001-2005
Academic Service
- Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research
- Editorial Board, The Accounting Review
- Editorial Board, Review of Accounting Studies
- Ad Hoc Referee, Journal of Accounting Research
- Ad Hoc Referee, Journal of Accounting and Economics
- Ad Hoc Referee, The Accounting Review
- Ad Hoc Referee, Review of Accounting Studies
- Ad Hoc Referee, Management Science
- Ad Hoc Referee, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
- Ad Hoc Referee, Journal of Accounting and Public Policies
- Ad Hoc Referee, Accounting Horizons
- Earnings Properties Track Editor, Editorial Committee for the 2013 Midyear Meeting of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS)
- National Meeting Coordinator of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section for the 2013 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting